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jond

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What are you streaming tonight?
"Don't Lose This" Pops Staples 
Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO!
Art "methodology" is flawed in that Audio Shows don't really reflect the overall state of the market and exhibitors are more likely to show higher priced gear to lure in listeners. That being said value is very much a relative thing to each their ... 
Yanni or Laurel?
I heard Yanny but the NY Times made a cool slider so you can hear both.https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/16/upshot/audio-clip-yanny-laurel-debate.html?module=Wat... 
Stan ( “stanwal” ) my he forever RIP
RIP Stan another member sadly lost. 
Furutech GTX NCF receptical break in, how long
kosst the question is how is "audio gear" defined in that $3 billion number you throw out and in the $1.5 billion number how many of those are desktop or computer or bluetooth speakers? I agree it does take getting people to listen but the vast ma... 
What are you streaming tonight?
Swiss Radio Days Vol 28 Jazz Live Trio with Kenny Wheeler and Alan Skidmore on Tidal. 
Furutech GTX NCF receptical break in, how long
It would be truly amazing if the general public thought about this hobby at all! I think the perceived, and real, high cost of gear and lack of interest in audio keeps the public away not some idea that it's "snake oil". 
What are you streaming tonight?
Pathways Yoko Miwa Trio via Tidal. 
What are you streaming tonight?
nice uber I don't fly that often and when I do usually bargain basement airlines that charge extra for wifi so I never use it. Love that offline content I got a 128GB Iphone7 last year just for extra storage space for offline. 
What are you streaming tonight?
@uberwaltz you are streaming offline content I presume? I download offline content to my phone specifically for traveling it's great to be able to do that! 
Tidal does not post the cost to buy a song or an album on their site
dbtom2 I wasn't aware of the Tidal Store thanks for the info! 
What are you streaming tonight?
Streaming Electric Gypsy Trio Live at the Rumpelkammer Hot Jazz Festival on Tidal. Setup is an Auralic Aries Mini with Sbooster power supply to an Audio Note Dac-3 Signature. I basically just stream Tidal or my ripped cd's and downloads I keep on ... 
MA252 + Bluesound Node 2 + DAC? Or Naim Uniti Atom/Star?
From what I read about your speakers they are 95db efficient and 8 ohms impedance with those specs why not try tubes? 
Whats playing on your system today?
"Live Gdynia Summer Jazz Days"  Slawek Jaskulke Trio 
Do I need to replace tube socket in my amp?
This thread is old 2006 but some of these folks may still be around:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/los-angeles-electronic-service?highlight=Los%2BAngeles